My Quest of the Arabian Horse by Homer Davenport

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My Quest of the Arabian Horse

by

Homer
Davenport

This book is Homer Davenports account of his trip to
the desert which was sponsered by Teddy Roosevelt, financed by Peter Bradley and
resulted in the importation of 27 purebred Arabians, the largest importation up
till that date. Fun and interesting reading

contents:

An Oregon Arab and what it led
toProcuring the
Trade and the start for the desertThe Sultan's
StableThe Sultan of
TurkeyConstantinople
to AntiochAntioch to
AleppoAkmet Haffez
and the War MareWe Feast with
the Anezeh and Become Better Acquainted - Inspection and Purchase of
Horses An Important
Ceremony

As to the
dogs

Meeting with
Hashem BeyStarting on
the Return Journey and some Oriental Bargaining - The Beginning of the Story of
the MareAnother
Present - Hassan Tasshin Pasha and His HorsesWe Say
Farewell to Akmet Haffez and Start for the Coast - "The Pride of the Euphrates"
Comes to Us at Last and Meets Her Two SonsWhat One May
Overlook in the Shipment of Horses - We Leave the Ottoman Empire and Enter
Essential Part of It at Least, Although Surrounded by SpiesNaples and
Some of the Misfortunes which Overtook Us There - America at LastOf Said
Abdallah and His Notions of AmericaThe Bedouin of
the Desert, His Son and His Daughter, His Cattle and the Stranger That Is Within
His GatesThe Arab Horse
and His Present Status - Some Stories from the DesertVarious
Importations of Arab Horses

Hard cover book
first published in 1909 ,this is the reprint by The Arabian Horse Club of
America, no publishing date, but I believe it was 1960. Very good condition,
slight slant to the spine, 276 pages